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Mumbai rains intensify: IMD issues orange alert for next few days
Updated On: 18 August, 2025 07:04 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshanpriya MS
IMD says orange alert — severe and disruptive weather — to continue for a few days; according to the Maharashtra government’s control room, heavy rainfall is expected in Mumbai and across the state until August 21
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Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in Mumbai as a precaution. Pic/Shadab Khan
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai on Monday and Tuesday, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places. The alert comes as a partial relief after the intense rains that lashed the city over the weekend.
In the early hours of Saturday, IMD had issued a red alert for Mumbai. Between Saturday and Sunday morning, Mumbai’s Island City recorded 84.80 mm of rainfall, the eastern suburbs 68.60 mm, and the western suburbs 97.16 mm. Between 8 am and 6 pm on Sunday, the Island City received 23.81 mm of rainfall, the eastern suburbs 25.01 mm, and the western suburbs 18.47 mm. No major incidents or waterlogging were reported.
The orange alert comes as a partial relief after the intense rain that lashed the city over the weekend. Pics/Shadab Khan
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